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* Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Mark Twain The Article (尹艺臻，刘珺，张歆，孟超，石蒙，冯楠） Story Humors Criticism Theme Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835?– April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.He was born on November 30, 1835 when Halleys Comet was in the sky. It was an important date for American literary history. Mark Twain Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri.When he was twelve years old, his father died, he had to quit school, and his mother apprenticed him to a printer. Later, he?worked for his brother, Orion, who owned the Journal, a Hannibal newspaper. This was a turning point in his life. He had the opportunity to read the newspapers that came to the office from all over the country, and he wrote some paragraphs for the Hannibal paper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well-received. He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. Notable work Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,1884 (Great American Novel ) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,1876 The Dandy Frightening the Squatter Born during a visit by Halleys Comet and died on its return. April 21, 1910 (aged?74) Redding, Connecticut, U.S. He was lauded as the greatest American humorist of his age, and William Faulkner called Twain the father of American literature”. The Innocents Abroad,1869 Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,1865 (his first humorous story) The Gilded Age,1873 Life on the Mississippi,1883 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,1900 Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County The short-story collection The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Oth